Window ventilator for vehicle inclosurbs



June 24, 1924.

P. SCHAFER wxunow VENTILATOH FOR VEHICLE INGLOSURES Filed Nov. 1. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Snow H01;

June 24 1924. 1,498,932

P. SCHAFER WINDOW VENTILATOR FOR VEHICLE INCLOSURBS Filed Nov. 1 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2" a 4 5 a m. 5

atentcd June 24, 1924.

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Wit-alum FHILIIP SOEAFEE, OF HEETHOUB,

INDIANA.

WINDOW VEHTILATOE FOB VEHICLE INCIDSUKES.

Application fled Hovember T all whom. it ma concern:

Be it known Let I, Pniurr Scnsrnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Seymour, in the county of Jackson and State of Indians, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Ventilators for Vehiclclnclosures, of which the following is e specification.

This invention relates to window structures of automobiles of the closed type and particularly to windows having a pair of glass sections, one of which is adapted for slidin movement to permit a partial open ing oi the window for ventilating purposes.

An object of the invention is to provide a structure carrying a pair of window sections, one of which is movable relative to the other oriented to be removably secured in water proo relation with a frame carried by the body of the vehicle.

A further object of the invention is the revision of a window carrying frame 'ormcd of a plurality of se mrablc strips for mounting a pair of win ow pane sections, one of which is slidsble with respect to the other and adapted for removable connection with 11 body carried frame in water tight relation, and adapted to be easily removed for permitting the renewal of the Window sections.

This invention also includes other objects and improvements in the details of construction and amocintion of parts which is more fully pointed out in the following description and claims, referring to the preferred form of my invention, but it is to be underthat various changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made Without depar ing from the spirit and scope of invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompsnying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elcvstionnl View. looliiug from the inside of the automobile of my improved window construction in associzr tion with the body carried. frame of the window.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View, of the upper portion of the window frame, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is n sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is another sectional View, showin a detail of the frame niountin strip listen on line 4--i of Figure it an F gure .5 is a IJfiPtlV8 view of the 1, 1323. Serial K0. 372,187.

upper window pane section showing the manner of forming the notched strip through which this pane section is supported in a, plurality of predetermined positions.

A portion of the automobile body as indirated at l carries a Window frame member 2 formed of a pair of rectangular frame sections, of'substantially semi-circular cross section adapted for interfitting relation when assembled, and provided with 2. Jill! of opposing flanged portions 3 cxten ing outwardly from the inside edges of the members for a purpose to be described. This structure is well known and is at pres ent used in connection with automobile windows for forming a body supported window frame. v

The improved Window construction is adapted for association with the frame 2 and includes a bottom strip 4- providcd at. the outside edge with a downwardly extend ing flange 5 adapted to be secured in the frame 2 between the flanges 3 as clearly shown in Figure 3, and an upwardly extending flange 6 on the rear edge thereof to provide a water tight connection with the frame 2 along the bottom edge of said flange. A pair of side members 7 are each formed of a single strip bent to provide 11. channel 8 to receive and mount the inner gloss section 9 and a channel 10 for slidably mounting the upper glass section 11 and are secured at the lower ends to the flange 6 of the bottom strip member 4b bolts or the like 12. The channels 8 and the inner glass section 9 are located on the inner side of the.

frame with respect to the upper glass scction, rubber stripsli'l being placed against the side edges of the glass 9 within the channels 8, so that the channels may be con:- prcssed toward the glass against tl'ese rubher strips for permanently or sccurtilyholdling the glass section 9 in the bottom portion of the frame so that th bottom edge at this glass section will contact with the bottom strip 4 and provide awatcr tight connection along the bottom of the glass with the strip 4. The upper glass sections 11 are provided at the ends with capping members 14 slidably fitting in the guideways 10 and formed on the inside erfge with u plurality of notches 15 inclined downwardly from the inner to the outer ends, at spaced intervals alon said cap. Above each notch 15 the cap mem or 14 is provided with bulge portions 16 for preventing thc lgtch 17 from engaging the said notches on the upward sliding movement of the Window 11. The latch-17 is formed of a resilient strip member secured at 18 to the inside of the side member 7, one latch bein secured on each side member and provi ed with an inwardly extending end portion 19 with an upwardly curved terminal ada ted for engagement in the slot 15 extending through openings 20 formed in the strip 7 and provlded with a handle 21 for the or ose of diseng ing the end 20 from t e sot 15. The sli able window section 11 may be seecured in closed or any one of a number of partially opened positions through the cooperation of the latch members 17 with the notches 15 in the cap carried by said window pane. In closed position, the upper end of the window pane 11 fits within a channel stri 22 to provide a substantially weather tigiit connection between the u per edge of the pane and the top of t e frame, said channel strip 22 hav ng an up wardly extending flange 23 positioned between and secured by the flanges 3 on the upp er side, of said frame section 2. The innei' edg c of said channel section 22 termr nates at each ed e adjacent the inner edges of the side mem ers 7 and the upper ends of said side members ar provided with terminals 24 above the channel member 22 perforated to receive the .bolt 25 by which the side members are secured to the upper portion of the body carried frame 2 through the cooperation of nuts 26 cooperating with the bolts" 25.

A'cushion 27 is secured at the lower end of th channel 10 in each side bar as shown in Figure 3, for cushioning the window section 11 at the bottom in its sliding movement, and also provides a means for holdin the portions'of the member 7 forming said channel in spaced relation.

A pair of cooperating angular weather strips cooperate with each side member and the side portions of the body carried frame to form a weather tight connection between the side members and the body. These weather strips comprise angle bars 28 and 29 respectively adapted for association with each side bar, one pair of members being shown in its associated relation withone of the side bars in Figure 4. One flan of the member 28 is mounted in the mem er 7 between the walls forming the adjacent sides of the channels 8 and 10, the other portion of said angle bar being spaced from the bottom portion of the channel 10 to receiveone flange of the angle bar 29, the other flange of the angle bar 29 being secured be tween the cooperating flanges 3 on the sections of the frame 2, so that the member 28 is carried by the side bar 7, and the member 29 is carried by the frame 2, the two members or bars forming the weather strip tween the side members 7 in the channels.

8 so that the Power glass sectidn is ready for positionin with the channiil strips or side members in the frame 2 and the u gllass section is slidabiy positioned witlii d t c channel 10 between the side members 'Z."

The sections of the frame 2 are detached, the lower strip 4 is positioned with its flan 5 engaging between the flange 3 along t c lower edge of the frame 2, the u per channel strl r22 is ositioned with its ange 23 between the anges 3 of the frame 2 along the upper edge'thereof, and the angle members are posit oned at each side of the frame 2 with one flange engagiu between the flan 3 of the frame 2. he sections of t e frame 2 are then securely locked together by suitable means such as indicated at 30 for-locking the several strips in the frame 2 which. is carried by the body structure of the automobile. The lower ends of the side member 7 with the lower window section 9 secured therein are positioned in the bottom strip 4 and the bolt 12 applied for lockin with t e bottom stri as clearly shown in Figure 3, after which the terminals 24 of the side members are applied over the bolts 25 at the upper side of the frame and the nuts 26 applied thereto for firmly fastening the side members to the frame 2, the weather strips 28 and 29 inter-fitting with each other in the application of the side member 7. The upper window section 11 is lowered within the channels 10 during this applica tion of the side members which it will be noted are positioned on the inside of the body in the frame 2. Through theoperation of the latches 17 by the handles 21, the upper window sections may be raised or lowered at will and positioned in anv number of partially open positions as well as held in closed position as indicated in Fi ure 2.

i handle is provided at 31 secured in any suitable manner to the upper edge of the glass plate 11 b; which the plate may be raised or lowere a If it is subsequently desired to replace or remove the glass plates 9 or 11 from the frame, it may be accom lished in a very simple manner by mercy removing the nuts 26 from the bolts 25 at the upper ends of the side members andthe connec ill) these side members in connection v llli tions 12 at the lower ends of the side members, after whiizh both window seotionsand the side strips me be removed from coonnection with th ame 2 for the purpose desired.

it will be seen, therefore, that the invention is of an exceedingly simple construction, may be manufactured at a small cost, and elliuiently and remom hiy mounts a pair of glass window sevtions,one of whiui is movable with respect to other in the usual body window carried frame of the closed ty e of automobiles.

What is claimed is:

1. A ventilating window for automobiles including a body carried frame, a window carrying frfilne including a pair of side members having a lower pane section mounted between the lower ends thereof, and an upper frame section slidnble therein, means for adjust-ably )ositioning the slidulile frame in any one o a plurality of predetermined positions in said side memhers, :1 bottom flange stri mounted in the body rurried frame in the lower thereof, means {or connecting the ottom ends of said side members to the bottom strip, and means for connecting the up'per (lids of said side members to the upper portion oi: the body carried frame fomsocuring said side members and window sections in ried frame.

ortion 2. A ventilating window for automobiles including a body carried frame, a window carrying frame having a bottom strip mounted in the lower portion of said bodyeurried frame, an upper channel portion mounted in the to portion of said body carried frame, a pair of side members having it lower window section mounted be tween the lower ends thereof, and an upper window section slidably mounted therein, means on said side members cooperating with the upper window section for securing it in a plurality of predetermined positions, a weather stri J carried by each side portion of the body curried frame, co erating weather strips carried h each si e member, means for remove ly securing the lower ends of the side members to the bottom strip, and means for reniovabl securing the upper terminals of said si e members to the u per portion of the body carried frame or removably scour-in said window carrying frame in the b0 y carried framei1 whereby the lower window 880- tion and t e bottom strip, the cooperatin weather strip, the upper channel strip an the upper window section cooperate m assembled relation when the upper window section is in closed position to form a weather tight window in said body carried frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix m si nature;

PHILIPP S ER. 

